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Patented Oct. 13, 1896 M72257! Z/ 'y g whw UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN P. REILY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO IVILLIAM B. ADDINGTON AND CHARLES W. BLOCK, OF SAME PLACE.

SLEEVE-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 569,471, dated October 13, 1896.

Application filed March 10, 1896.

To all whom, it may cancel '72,:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. REILY, of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeve-Protectors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to an improved sleeveprotector; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of a sheet of material cut or stamped into shape to form my improved sleeve-protector. Fig. 2 is a perspective of my completed sleeve-protector, the hand of the wearer being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 1 is the body portion of my improved sleeve-protector. It is cut or stamped from cardboard or other suitable material into substantially the shape shown in Fig. 1. The lower or rear edge of the blank 1 has its corners rounded and the upper or front edge has its corners cut away, and the blank is of such a size and such a shape that when formed into a sleeve-protector the ends overlap at a point intermediate of the elbow and wrist of the wearer, while the ends of the part which encircles the wrist meet and do not overlap. A strip of muslin 2 is pasted across the upper edge of the blank shown in Fig. 1 from the dotted line a upward. An elastic band 3 is then placed around the said upper edge of said blank in a position parallel with the said strip of muslin 2 and just below the dotted line 5. Paste is then applied to the extreme upper edge of the said strip of muslin 2 and said blank 1 is folded on the dotted line b, so that the said elastic band 3 comes in the center, the muslin 2 next to the band, and the blank 1 on the outside, as shown in Fig. 3. The edges of the muslin 1 are then pressed and stuck together. The device thus formed is rolled into tubular form and the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 2 and are ready for use.

If desired, an elastic band maybe positioned at or near the dotted line a in Fig. 2

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to more securely hold the overlapping edges of the blank 1 together.

In operation the elastic bands stretch to allow the insertion of the hand and forearm of the wearer. The tension of the band or bands holds the sleeve-protector in position after the arm is inserted.

If desired, the muslin may be omitted and the edge of the blank may be pasted down to hold the band in position. This will cheapen the construction and in some instances may be satisfactory.

My improved sleeve -protector is light, cheap, and very effective.

I claim-- 1. As an article of manufacture, a sleeve protector comprising the body portion 1 stamped from cardboard, the strip of muslin 2 pasted across the front outer edge, the front edge of said body 1 and muslin 2 being bent outwardly and backwardly and pasted down thus forming a loop extending around said front edge, and an elastic band in said loop, substantially as stated.

As an article of manufacture, a sleeveprotector comprising the body portion 1 stamped from cardboard, the front edge of said body being bent outwardly and backwardly and pasted down thus forming a loop extending around said front edge, and an elastic band in said loop, substantially as stated.

3. In a sleeve-protector, the blank 1 cut from cardboard and rolled into a tube, the front edge of said blank being bent outwardly and backwardly, said blank being rounded at its rear corners and having its front corners cut away, and said blank being of such a size and shape that its ends will overlap at a point intermediate of the wrist and elbow of the wearer and that the ends of the part which is bent outwardly and backwardly forming the wristband will meet and not overlap, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P. REILY.

IVitnesses EDWARD E. LoNGAN, S. G. WELLS. 

